Marijuana

News, information and statistics about the illegal marijuana market. Facts about cannabis and illegal marijuana growing is collected from security agencies, user submitted information and other public criminal justice information.

According to the FBI, every 18 seconds an American is arrested for drug possession.

In addition, of all the drug arrests made in 2008 in the United States, 82.3 percent were for drug possession. Out of the drug possession arrests, in 44.3 percent of those cases the person was arrested for possessing marijuana.

In 2009, marijuana farms were found in 61 US National Forests across 16 states, compared to 49 forests in 10 states in 2008. The farms are spread out across the continental United States, with marijuana farms found in Colorado, Wisconsin, Alabama and Virginia.

In the summer of 2009, authorities in the US State of Colorado seized nearly 20,000 marijuana plants in national forests. Officials believe that drug cartels from Mexico are growing marijuana in US national parks because the increase security on the border is making it difficult to smuggle drugs into the country.